-vore / -vorous
eating, feeding on
Latin · -vorus, -vora (from vorare)
Latin vorare means "to devour". -vore names an eater: a carnivore eats flesh, a herbivore eats plants, an omnivore eats everything, an insectivore eats insects. The adjective ends in -vorous.
Memory trick
VORE sounds like "VOR-acious": a very hungry eater.
Words from this root
- carnivore (carni + vore) — eater of meatमांसाहारी
- herbivore (herbi + vore) — eater of plantsशाकाहारी जीव
- omnivore (omni + vore) — eater of everythingसर्वाहारी
- insectivore (insecti + vore) — eater of insectsकीटभक्षी
- frugivore (frugi + vore) — eater of fruitफलाहारी
- locavore (loca + vore) — eater of local foodस्थानीय भोजन खाने वाला
- carnivorous (carni + vorous) — meat-eatingमांसाहारी
- herbivorous (herbi + vorous) — plant-eatingशाकाहारी
- omnivorous (omni + vorous) — eating all kinds of foodसर्वाहारी
- insectivorous (insecti + vorous) — insect-eatingकीटभक्षी
- frugivorous (frugi + vorous) — fruit-eatingफलाहारी